Panenka's heirs

Andrea Pirlo stunned all of Europe with his spectacular goal during the penalty shootout in the quarterfinals against England. The football veteran imitated Panenka to leave his mark on the knockout tie.

Antonin Panenka is the father of this penalty style. The Czech dared to fire the decisive strike during the penalty shootout of the Euro 1976 final with a deft touch into the centre of the goal. Nobody had ever done anything like this before. And so the 'Panenka penalty' was born.

There are a number of players who could be considered 'Panenka's heirs'. Zinedine Zidane is one of them. The French international imitated Antonin in the 2006 World Cup final. His shot hit the crossbar and then bounced inside Gianluigi Buffon's goal.

Hélder Postiga was also brave enough to do the same in the Euro 2004 final. The Portuguese player stepped up in the penalty shootout against England and scored Panenka-style.

One of Andrea Pirlo's fellow countrymen, Francesco Totti, also features on the famous list. The Italian scored against Holland when the Azzurri were playing in the semi-final. The Italians went through but lost the final against France.